Congis-sur-Thérouanne

Congis-sur-Thérouanne (French: [kɔ̃ʒi.syʁ.teʁwan] (listen)) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Congis-sur-Thérouanne
The church in Congis-sur-Thérouanne
Location of Congis-sur-Thérouanne
Congis-sur-Thérouanne
Congis-sur-Thérouanne
Coordinates: 49°00′28″N 2°58′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementMeaux
CantonLa Ferté-sous-Jouarre
IntercommunalityCC Pays de l'Ourcq
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Philippe Mimmas
Area
1
15.12 km2 (5.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,768
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77126 /77440
Elevation42–122 m (138–400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

The inhabitants are called Congissois.

Schools

The communal preschool and elementary school is the École "Casse-Noisettes". Junior high school students attend Collège Camille-Saint-Saëns in Lizy-sur-Ourcq and Collège du Champivert in Crouy-sur-Ourcq. There is one senior high school/sixth-form college in the commune, Lycée du Gué-à-Tresmes.[2]

People linked to the commune

  • Pierre Baillet, (born Paris c.1447; died Auxerre before 1513), lord of Villers-lès-Rigault, a former commune merged with Congis-sur-Thérouanne in 1807. He is interred in the Saint-Alexandre chapel, behind the choir, with his brother, Jean III Baillet, Bishop of Auxerre.
  • Henri Hérouin, (1876-?), Olympic champion archer at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Vie scolaire." Congis-sur-Thérouanne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.


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